This has always been one of my ultimate favorite challenges. I’ve participated the past two years and haven’t officially been able to finish my original list. This year I’m a little more hopeful except my list is exceptionally long with all the challenges I hope to finish by the end of the year.

You can read all the rules and guidelines on the official challenge post. It’s pretty loose and I know that I am creating my own challenge so if I don’t finish the list I will be okay. Without further ado…

There are so many other books I would love to read and to help finish challenges out before the end of the year so this is a pretty scary list for me in addition to those, but I’m hoping with the cooling weather I will get some good long reading periods in.

What are you currently reading? The Godfather by Mario Puzo, The Message in the Hollow Oak by Carolyn Keene, Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

What did you recently finish?Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert

What do you think you’ll read next? Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, Catcher in the Rye by JD Sallinger, Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich and I, Alex Cross by James Patterson

The second In Between the Numbers books for Stephanie Plum. In this fun adventure, Stephanie is once again visited by Diesel and asked to help him out with a slight problem.

Someone from his “world” has gone haywire and targeting a wanted fugitive that Stephanie is searching for. In order to resolve the conflict, Diesel has stowed her FTA in a hiding spot and Stephanie must take on the role of cupid before she will be returned.

It was a very cute story and I’m enjoying Diesel even more. I love how Stephanie is forced to be a match maker despite how dysfunctional she is in her own relationships, juggling three men in this one book. I read the past couple out of order, so now the next one up is another in between book and I can’t wait for what’s in store.

Based on the novel Push and adapted to film, Precious tells the story of a young girl who finds herself burdened by a second pregnancy by her own father, and kicked out of school. With no money, no education, no escape from her abusive mother, Clarice “Precious” Jones finds herself without hope.

This was such an emotional book, very brutal and verbally shocking. I kept an open mind, and having seen the movie, I was more prepared for what was in store but this tragic but hopeful story could be motivating for anyone wanting a change, or proof that someone always has it worse.

It’s hard to prepare for this story and maybe listening is a little bit more shocking than actually reading it for yourself. Be prepared for heavy language, sexual situations, abuse, and expect pretty much anything bad to happen. Despite all that, the story was amazing and truly heart rendering and leaves you more positive than when you began.

We’re getting closer to the end of the year and this challenge continues to be fun. I always feel like I’m accomplishing something each month. I’m sticking with my 10 book requirement, but I already feel like I will exceed that goal and go beyond what I read in August.